WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito confirmed Wednesday that he took a phone call from Donald Trump one day before the president-elect asked the Supreme Court to halt his upcoming sentencing, but insisted that the case was not discussed.
"I agreed to discuss this matter with President-elect Trump, and he called me yesterday afternoon," Alito said in the statement, which was first reported by ABC News.
On Wednesday morning, Trump asked the Supreme Court to halt legal proceedings in his hush money case ahead of his sentencing hearing, which is scheduled for Friday.
The Supreme Court has not yet responded to Trump's request.
Alito said that he and Trump "did not discuss any other matter that is pending or might in the future come before the Supreme Court or any past Supreme Court decisions involving the President-elect."
Persons:
Samuel Alito, Donald Trump, Alito, William Levi, Trump, Trump's, Martha, Ann Alito
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WASHINGTON, ABC News, Trump
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York, New York